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A subscriber just asked me about what I know about XLibris, as a friend is about to sign a contract with them.
Interestingly, someone else had just emailed me about her experience with said company. She had published her first book with Xlibris and will not do it again. She did not elaborate, but clearly it was not a good experience.
In his book, The Fine Print of Self-Publishing: The Contracts & Services of 45 Self-Publishing Companies–Analyzed, Ranked and Exposed, Mark Levine says that XLibris marks up the price of a book by 150%, and makes more than 300% more profit on Amazon sales than the author does, and 225% more on direct sales. XLibris is in Mark’s list of “publishers to avoid.” I can see why!
Mark’s book is an excellent reference. He did an amazing amount of “legwork” to put it together. If you’re thinking of going with these self-publishing companies, you must get Mark’s book first.
I myself worked with Intermedia recently. It was overall a Read More→
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Someone listened to the interview I did with Terry Whalin about publishing and Intermedia, and asked me if Intermedia is on a par with traditional publishers in terms of its relationship with brick and mortar stores.
As far as I can tell, yes, they are. (Which is more than most if not all other “publishing services” companies can say.)
However, you must understand that huge changes are happening in the retail sales world. Read More→
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My favorite cover for Abundant Gifts
Trying to design your own book covers is one of the biggest mistakes I see new authors making, especially if they self publish.
One of the advantages of self-publishing is that you are in control of the whole process. When you work with a company like Intermedia, for instance, you own the rights, and you get to pick the cover, the interior design, everything.
However, there’s a downside to this. Just because you have the final say, that should not mean that you are the best one to judge the cover design, or even the title, for that matter. Having the final say should not mean having the only say–especially when it comes to areas you’re not trained in, such as the interior and exterior design.
Unless you’re an experienced designer yourself, Read More→
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Independent publishing is rapidly becoming my preferred way to publish. But you have to know what to look for.
“Independent publishing” can mean a lot of things. It includes what most people think of as using a self-publishing company. It can also include various small presses.
As the lines in publishing models blur, new publishing models are being developed. The most exciting model is what I call “hybrid publishing” that companies like Intermedia use. With this new model,
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